Articles about Work
14 free articles, newest first. Every one is a few minutes long, written in plain language, and open to everyone with no account.
Checking Out in the Middle of a Workday
You are at your desk, the screen is open, and you are not there. Why long stretches of the workday go missing, where that shades into dissociation, and how to get some…
Working Full Time and Caring for Someone
Appointments in your lunch break, phone calls in meetings, and no slack anywhere. How to make two full-time commitments fit, and what to tell work about it.
Working Fewer Hours and the Guilt That Follows
You finally cut back, and now you feel like a fraud at four in the afternoon. Why reducing your hours brings guilt rather than relief, and how that settles.
When a Coworker Takes Up All Your Time
The chats, the questions, the work that drifts onto your desk. How to get your hours back from a colleague without a confrontation or a bad atmosphere.
The Loneliness of Working Alone All Day
You are in meetings all day and still have not had a conversation. Why working alone drains people quietly, and what small amounts of contact actually fix it.
Starting a New Job When You Feel Behind
The first weeks in a new role are supposed to feel awkward, and almost everyone reads that awkwardness as proof they are not good enough.
The First Weeks Back at Work After Something Hard
Someone died, or you were ill, or your life came apart. Now you are back at your desk and everyone is being normal.
When Work Feels Meaningless
The job is fine. The pay is fine. And you sit down each morning wondering what the point is. What that flatness usually means, and what to do about it short of quitting.
Feeling Like a Fraud at Work
You got the job, the promotion, the praise, and you are sure it was a mistake that will be discovered any day.
The Sunday Night Dread
The weekend is not over yet, but by Sunday evening the mood has already sunk. What that dread is actually about, and ways to make Sunday night, and Monday morning…
How to Speak Up in a Meeting
You have the thought, your heart speeds up, and by the time you have rehearsed it the moment has passed.
How to Say No at Work Without Burning a Bridge
Saying yes to everything at work feels safe until you are drowning. A way to decline that protects your time and your reputation, with words you can actually use.
Good Enough Is a Skill You Can Practice
Perfectionism looks like high standards but works like fear. Why it costs more than it delivers, and how to practice finishing things at good enough without feeling like…
Stress or Burnout: How to Tell the Difference
Stress is too much. Burnout is not enough left. They call for different responses, and treating one like the other is why so many people rest and still feel empty.